Fehi Fineanganofo equals Super Rugby season try-scoring record with two matches remaining
Fehi Fineanganofo equaled the Super Rugby season try-scoring record with his 16th try in the Hurricanes' 47-24 victory over the Blues. He now shares the record with Joe Roff and Ben Lam, with two matches left to potentially set a new benchmark. Fineanganofo is set to join Newcastle in England after the season, while New Zealand Rugby declined to intervene in his contract situation.
- ▪Fehi Fineanganofo scored his 16th try in the Hurricanes' win over the Blues, matching the Super Rugby season record.
- ▪He shares the record with Joe Roff, who achieved it in 1997, and Ben Lam, who did so in 2018.
- ▪Fineanganofo will join English club Newcastle after the Super Rugby season on a two-year contract.
- ▪New Zealand Rugby stated they would not buy out his contract to make him eligible for the All Blacks this year.
- ▪The Hurricanes' win placed them five points clear at the top of the table with two rounds remaining.
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